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Hostage Taking by the Irgun

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July 1947

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Institute for Palestine Studies, Photograph Collection

Hostage taking and the murder of hostages were two terrorist practices introduced by the Irgun under Menachem Begin . This photograph shows the bodies of two British army sergeants, Clifford Martin (left) and Mervin Pace .

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